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by CaptainVague » Mon Feb 12, 2018 9:09 pm
These were never officially banned by the US or any state government. Most were dropped or covered with paper or stickers in the offending places by big retailers to prevent any customer complaints. In some cases like Electric Ladyland, two different record companies were involved. Hendrix instructed Reprise to use a Linda Eastman photo of the group taken in central park NYC. They opted instead for a head shot of him from a Saville theater show. Track records, his UK label, took they liberty of using the naked ladies photo without his consent and which Jimi hated. It was readily available at independent record shops as an import. All of these covers could readily be obtained uncensored and in open view at the independent shops across the US. The Butcher cover was a dollar and cents deal. So many record dealers complained it jeopardized their young teen sales which were usually paid for by Mom, Dad, or grandma who "might" be turned off. Capitol caved right in and recalled them for paste overs.
"In the 60's it was rock & roll, by the 70's they dropped the roll and called it rock, in the 80's MTV came along and it was more like professional wrestling." Tom Petty
But do you think these album covers should be banned in the US today year 2018? In the UK? Or in the rest of the world?
